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Bhaktapur Day Tour Package – Bhaktapur Durbar Square Tour in 2024

In this Bhaktapur Day Tour Package – Bhaktapur Durbar Square Tour in 2024 Bhaktapur Durbar Square and around sightseeing included.

Bhaktapur city is one of the ancient Royal cities inside the Kathmandu Valley. Enjoy a 4-hour half-day private sightseeing tour of Bhaktapur where you will visit the area in and around Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. With your professional guide, explore local Newari lifestyle, culture and architecture of the ancient era. Your guide will also explain why Bhaktapur city is also known as the City of Devotees. A private air-conditioned vehicle and entrance fees to monuments are included.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square:

Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the plaza in front of the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1401m above sea level. It is one of three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The Bhaktapur Durbar Square is located in the current town of Bhaktapur,also known as Bhadgoan. Which lies 14 km east of Kathmandu. While the complex consists of at least four distinct squares (Durbar Square, Taumadhi Square, Dattatreya Square and Pottery Square), the whole area is informally known as the Bhakapur Durbar Square and is a highly visited site in the Kathmandu Valley.

The Lion Gate
Dating as far back as 1696 A.D., this gate is guarded on either side by two huge statues of lions. Alongside there are two stone images of Bhairab (the dreadful aspect of Shiva) and ugrachandi (the consort of Shiva in her fearful manifestation).

The Golden Gate
This is said to be the most beautiful and richly moulded specimen of its kind in the entire world. The door is surmounted by a figure of the goddess Kali and Garuda (mythical man-bird) and attended by two heavenly nymphs. It is also embellished with monsters and other mythical creatures of marvellous intricacy. In the words of Percy Brown, an eminent English art critic and historian, the Golden Gate is ‘the most lovely piece of art in the whole Kingdom; it is placed like a jewel, flashing innumerable facets in the handsome setting of its surroundings’. The gate was erected by King Ranjit Malla and is the entrance to the main courtyard of the palace of fifty-five windows.

The Palace of Fifty-five Windows
This magnificent Palace was built during the reign of King Yaksha Malla in 1427 A.D., and was subsequently remodelled by King Bhupatindra Malla in the seventeenth century. Among the brick walls, with their gracious setting and sculptural design, is a balcony of fifty-five windows, considered to be a unique masterpiece of woodcarving.

The Picture Gallery
The Picture Gallery is of considerable value which contains ancient paintings belonging to the Hindu and Buddhist Tantrism of various periods and descriptions. This gallery is open every day except Tuesday.

The Statue of King Bhupatindra Malla
This statue showing King Bhupatindra Maila in the act of worship, can be seen placed on a column facing the palace. Of the square’s many statues, this is considered to be the most magnificent.

Nyatapola Temple
This five story pagoda was built by King Bhupatindra Malla in 1702 A.D. It stands on five terraces, on each of which squat a pair of figures: two famous wrestlers, two elephants, two lions, two griffins, and Baghini and Singhini – the tiger and the lion goddesses. Each pair of figures is considered ten times stronger than the ones immediately below.

Dattatraya Temple
A temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is built in 1427 A.D. Nearby is a monastery with exquisitely carved peacock windows.

Pottery Square       
Pottery square as its name means is a square full of pottery works. You can reach there within a few minutes’ walk from Bhaktapur durbar square. This square is not as big as Durbar square but is a hub to do the shopping for Nepalese handicrafts.